Upscaling via a Prospective LCA: A Case Study on Tomato Homogenate Using a Near-to-Market Pasteurisation Technology
| Autor: | Maria Calero, Gabriela Clemente, Dinar Fartdinov, Sancho Bañón, Israel Muñoz, Neus Sanjuán |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Indústries Alimentàries, Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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emerging technology
663/664 Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 pasteurisation Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Environmental sciences salmorejo prospective LCA radiofrequency scale up tomato homogenate GE1-350 |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 1716, p 1716 (2022) Sustainability; Volume 14; Issue 3; Pages: 1716 IRTA Pubpro. Open Digital Archive Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su14031716 |
| Popis: | Thanks to food technology, the production of cold tomato soups such as salmorejo, a traditional Spanish dish, has become industrialised. Thermal treatments play an important role in ready-to-eat meals, prolonging their shelf-life. Radiofrequency (RF) heating is less energy-intensive than conventional heat exchangers and has been successfully used to pasteurise food; novel applications, however, provide results at laboratory or pilot scale, so conclusions might not be translatable to industry. In this study, a prospective Life-Cycle Assessment of salmorejo pasteurised using RF was performed to highlight the relevance of upscaling and to compare its environmental impacts with those of conventional pasteurisation. “Gate-to-gate” results show that the pilot has greater environmental impacts due to its greater energy consumption, as thermal energy is not recovered. The packing and landfill of organic waste exhibit the highest impacts at industrial scale. RF technology does not imply significant environmental improvements versus conventional pasteurisation. Potential changes in the energy background of future scenarios have relevant consequences in the environmental impacts. “Farm-to-factory-gate” analysis highlights ingredients and tomato valorisation as the most impacting stages. The prospective LCA of scaled up scenarios constitutes a tool for environmental screening in food ecodesign, contributing to Sustainable Development Goal 12. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
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